Cloud-native Architecture (CNA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Future of Software Engineering: The Principles, Patterns, Platforms and Practices

Dr. Pushan Kumar Dutta is an Associate Professor at Amity University Kolkata who has carved a distinctive niche in academia with over 12 years of academic experience. He earned his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University in 2015, followed by postdoctoral work as an Erasmus Mundus Scholar at the University of Oradea in Romania in 2016, which laid the foundation for a career drive for a position in institution of academic excellence. At the forefront of his contributions is an impressive editorial portfolio. Dr. Dutta has meticulously curated and edited over 60 books in the past couple of years for globally recognized publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, IET, Taylor & Francis, Cambridge Scholar Publishers, Degruyter, and IGI Global. His role as the manager of the "Sustainable Industrial Engineering Systems" book series for CRC Press further underscores his influence in shaping scholarly discourse on sustainability and engineering innovation. His editorial expertise spans rapidly evolving domains including artificial intelligence in healthcare, Industry 5.0 technologies, quantum computing applications,aviation and digital transformation strategies. A dedicated mentor and educator, Dr. Dutta has consistently empowered his students to excel and innovate, guiding them to garner international recognition through competitions like the Johnson Control International Whitepaper contest and Ideathon 5.0. His contributions to nurturing young talent have been acknowledged through accolades such as the "Mentor of Change" award by NITI Aayog, along with the prestigious Young Faculty Awards in 2018 and 2024. Complementing his teaching and editorial endeavors is an extensive research portfolio that includes over 200 Scopus-indexed publications, two pioneering Indian patents, and an Indian copyright. His professional recognitions extend to prestigious memberships and fellowships, including Senior Membership at the Indian Institute of Engineering, a Threws Fellowship, and a Fellowship at the EnTech Foundation. Dr. Dutta’s academic journey also includes significant teaching stints as an Assistant Professor at RGMCET in Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, and as a lecturer for the Marine Electro Technology course at DG Shipping Taratala.

Dr. B. Sundaravadivazhagan is a Professor in the Department of Information Technology at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Al-Musanna, Sultanate of Oman. He earned his M.E. and Ph.D., specializing in wireless networks, MANET, IoT, cryptography, network security, cloud computing, and blockchain technologies.

With over 19 years of teaching experience, Dr. Sundaravadivazhagan has held leadership roles including Head of Department at institutions in both India and Oman, and currently serves as an Emeritus Professor at KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology in Coimbatore, India. He is an active member of ISTE and CSI, has contributed to editorial boards, peer-reviewed numerous international journals, and chaired advisory committees for several global conferences. He also evaluates Ph.D. theses at prominent universities in India.

His scholarly output includes 22 publications and a book titled Performance Analysis of Broadcast Schemes in MANET, published by Lambert Academic Publishing (Germany). His recent research articles cover topics like IoT in healthcare, leader election in MANET, sentiment analysis using Naïve Bayes, and biometric-based cryptosystems.

Dr. Sundaravadivazhagan is also a sought-after resource person, having delivered keynote lectures and webinars on IoT trends and security across various international platforms.

N. Gayathri, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GITAM University, Bengaluru. She has published 45+ published journal articles (SCI journals& Scopus indexed), presented papers in national/ international conferences, published book chapters, and edited books published with Wiley and CRC Press. Dr. Gayathri has 7 Indian patents, 1 Australian Patent, and she is a guest editor for Recent Patents on Computer Science. Her research interests include Big data Analytics, IoT and networks. She is an active reviewer for Bentham Science Journal, Mobile Networks and Applications, Expert Systems with Applications, Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, IEEE Internet of Things, Expert Systems.